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More than two dozen cities and states are suing Big Oil over climate change – they just got a boost from the US Supreme Court

  • Written by Patrick Parenteau, Professor of Law Emeritus, Vermont Law & Graduate School

Honolulu has lost more than 5 miles of its famous beaches to sea level rise and storm surges. Sunny-day flooding during high tides makes many city roads impassable, and water mains for the public drinking water system are corroding from saltwater because of sea level rise.

The damage has left the city and county spending millions of dollars on...

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